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2. Physical Geography LACEMOPS Factors that affect climate
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3. Give me a “L” (latitude)

4. Your proximity to the equator affects climate.

5. Climate Zones

6. Give me an “A” (air masses)

7. Give me a “C” (continentality)

8. Give me an “E” (elevation)

9. Temperature decreases with elevation. 3.5 degrees with each 1,000 feet

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Mount Everest 29,028 feet
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11. Give me a “M” (mountain barriers)

12. Give me an “O” (ocean currents)

15. Your distance from oceans. Oceans regulate temperature.

16. Give me a “P” (pressure and wind belts)

17. Give me a “S” (storms)

18. What’s that Spell? Latitude Air Masses Continentality Elevation
Mountain Barriers
Ocean Currents
Pressure and Wind Belts
Storms
What’s that Spell?

19. Climates and Climate Graphs

20. Weather: the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

21. Climate: The usual pattern of weather in a particular place

22. Climate regions are determined by temperature and precipitation.

23. Climate Graphs

24. Inland – Northern Hemisphere
Moscow, Russia N, 37 E
Inland – Northern Hemisphere
Average Rainfall
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year mm
34.4
29.0
32.7
38.2
51.0
65.6
81.5
71.8
57.7
50.4
44.1
42.4
600.6
24-hr Average Temperature
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year °C
-10 -9
-4.1
4.4
12.2
16.3
18.5
16.7
10.9
4.2
-2.0
-7.5
4.1

25. 24-hr Average Temperature
Sydney, Australia S, 151 E
Southern Hemisphere
Average Rainfall
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year mm
103
111
131
129
123
102 80 69 82 81 78
1222.7
24-hr Average Temperature
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year °C
22.1
21.0
18.4
15.3
12.9
12.0
13.2
17.7
19.5
21.2
17.6

26. Coast – Northern Hemisphere
San Francisco, USA N, 122 W
Coast – Northern Hemisphere
Average Rainfall
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year mm
100.8
68.8
72.5
30.9
10.4
4.5
0.8
2.9
6.1
32.5
68.1
83.9
483.2
24-hr Average Temperature
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year °C
10.1
11.5
11.7
12.3
13.0
14.0
14.7
15.3
15.8
15.2
12.8
10.4
13.1

27. Which two are closest to the Equator?

28. Freetown, Sierra Leone Cayenne, French Guiana High Rainfall and High Temperatures

29. Which two are inland in the Northern Hemisphere?

30. Galesburg, Illinois Duluth, Minnesota Seasons when we are used to them (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) Fairly consistent rainfall

31. Which one is in the Southern Hemisphere?

32. Brisbane, Australia Seasons OPPOSITE when we are used to them (Winter = June, July) Significant rainfall only in a few months

33. Which one is on the coast in the Northern Hemisphere?

34. Key West, Florida More moderate temperatures year-round More moderate rainfall year-round